Several bison belonging to rapper Rick Ross escaped his property just south of Atlanta last week, causing some confusion in the neighborhood as residents reported seeing them roaming around yards and walking near homes.
On Tuesday, Ross posted several videos on his Instagram saying the animals were his and introducing one of the bison named “Timbuktu.”
“When y’all come across Timbuktu, just tell him y’all family. Say ‘I’m coming to show you love,'” Ross said in one video. “You may deal with puppies, dogs, I deal with cattle.”
In the Instagram story, the cheerful rapper added: “When you see my buffalo, give them a carrot. Give it an apple. They’re so kind and so peaceful.”
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Cattle, sheep, horses, and goats are all legal to own in Fayette County.
In another video, Ross expressed his thankfulness that the animals were safely returned.
“For everybody that’s wanting a statement and a response (about) my bulls, my cows, a couple of buffalos that got away in the community, this is my response: I always return stray animals,” he said, calling his more than 350-acre property the “Promised Land.”
Ross also urged other residents to keep their animals collared but admitted that his were not.
“Mine don’t have a collar because you know it’s mine,” he said.
In yet another video, he is seen feeding carrots to several of his horses and calls himself “Rodeo Rick.”
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The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office explained in a post on March 20 that the unusual pets are legal to own and urged caution as they “can be unpredictable and possibly become aggressive.”
“Who would have ever thought, Buffalo in Fayette County,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement over the weekend.
“On March 13, several buffalo decided to take a stroll around Fayette County and explore the beautiful homes of the Northbridge…
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